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Understanding
9/11ix, 228 pages : 25 cm
The botanical wisdom accumulated by indigenous peoples throughout the world has led to discoveries of new pharmaceuticals, chemical compounds, and a myriad of other products. Using stories of fieldwork in remote villages, two of the world's leading ethnobotanists show how plants have affected nearly every aspect of our lives, deeply influencing the trajectory of human civilization
Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-218) and index
Preface -- 1. People and plants -- 2. Plants that heal -- 3. From hunting and gathering to haute cuisine -- 4. Plants as the basis for material culture -- 5. Entering the other world -- 6. Biological conservation and ethnobotany -- Suggested reading -- Sources of illustrations -- Index
The botanical wisdom accumulated by indigenous peoples throughout the world has led to discoveries of new pharmaceuticals, chemical compounds, and a myriad of other products. Using stories of fieldwork in remote villages, two of the world's leading ethnobotanists show how plants have affected nearly every aspect of our lives, deeply influencing the trajectory of human civilization
Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-218) and index
Preface -- 1. People and plants -- 2. Plants that heal -- 3. From hunting and gathering to haute cuisine -- 4. Plants as the basis for material culture -- 5. Entering the other world -- 6. Biological conservation and ethnobotany -- Suggested reading -- Sources of illustrations -- Index
Notes
Cut-off text on some pages due text runs into the gutter.
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